Course Update

All the greens have now been hollow cored, tined, Top dressed and brushed.

This maintenance took 4 days and I must thank all the staff for their efforts and the majority of the members for their patience and understanding.

All the greens have since been "ironed" and are running as true as expected.

We have changed the top dressing from a 80/20 sand soil mix to straight dm35 sand which will improve drainage and the firmness of the greens.

 A micro granule fertiliser will be applied next week to help aid recovery and give us a kick start for the new season.

The cores have been placed in areas where we can use them and are all ground under repair.

 The new irrigation pipe work has been installed on the 10th and 15th tees and has been tested.

This design of irrigation is a project we will continue to install over a number of winters due to the time and cost of the job.

Work on the tees will commence shortly and now that the grass is starting to grow we will be able to present the golf course at a higher standard.

GOOD LUCK TO THE CAPTAINS FOR THEIR COMING YEAR

James and the Greenstaff

Course Update

We have started to Hollow Core the Greens this Morning as Planned we aim to finish this by the end of next week this will be the main focus of our work for the coming weeks we will be using 40 tons of Sand on them we are trialing a new Machine called sweep and fill this should enable us to get the sand in Quicker and more consistently

please bear with us while we are working on the Greens it will benefit you in the long run 

James

Course Update

The main focus over the past weeks has been the greens with them continuing to be aerated every week to try and reduce the thatch levels and get rid of the black layer.

 This has also helped us to stay mostly on main greens with increased drainage capability. Greens will only be placed onto temporary greens if there is any potential damage to the green or surrounding areas.

The car park area has been tidied when weather has stopped us from working on the course and area around the practice nets has been cleared.

We will continue to spread washed sand in the wet areas which hopefully will make these problem spots more hard wearing over time.

This week we are spiking and coring the tees and aprons in preparation for the season. This will be followed by a light dressing with a mixture of chemicals already being sprayed.

We have also made a prototype bin which has been put on the 2nd tee and with some slight adjustments in design more will be made when time permits.

Thanks

James